:: Road To Guitarcadia (2009) :: |
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Xander released his first solo effort on this EP that included original instrumental tracks as well as a blistering cover of
the Don Henley classic "Boys of Summer" and a subtle and beautiful instrumental rendition of Chris DeBurg's "Lady in Red". This CD
is currently available on iTunes and the proceeds from the CD go towards various animal charities since Xander is a big supporter of
them. Once the full-length comes out, this will be discontinued and repackaged as a CD-5 (aka CD-Single) specifically marketed for
sales to help the animal charities. This will be repackaged as the single for "Right Angles" and will include a few former Stronghold
tracks.
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:: Into The Arena Promo (2007) :: |
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Xander is the lead guitar player of Pittsburgh's Into The Arena which is a reknown cover band
from the area. Although this CD isn't available for retail sale, there are copies that floated around while ITA promoted their shows and included
some awesome renditions of 80's classics. This CD is getting a basic change-up and getting a few more songs added to it. If you're a club-owner/manager
and are interested in booking Into The Arena, contact them at their website or call 888-99-ARENA.
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:: Stronghold - Portals of Illusion (2003) :: |
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This was Stronghold's full-length release produced by international vocalist extraordinaire DC Cooper. This included 12 power metal songs that were
mostly written by the members of Stronghold. Xander and the lead vocalist, Kevin Rasel collaborated together to write the CD's opening track called
"Power Rises". This song appeared on a few overseas compliations but at the time that it did, little information was available since Stronghold had
broken up in 2005. "Power Rises" will re-appear on the re-packaged "Road To Guitarcadia" CD single as a bonus track.
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:: Spyder - Cigarette Ashes (2003) :: |
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Also in 2003, Xander laid down a few solos for an artist known in the area as Spyder. He was the lead singer for Too Tall Jones and after seeing
Xander play at a Stronghold show, Spyder approached him to bring some of his crafty playing to his more rock-oriented songs. They received some airplay
on local radio stations and this CD is still availble online at CD Baby.
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:: Stronghold - Twilight Passage (2002) :: |
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When Xander joined Pittsburgh metal band Stronghold in late 2001, it ushered in a new era in his career. They were quick to get a new release out to
the public so they put together an EP with three songs called "Twilight Passage". This included a very hook-laden song called "Twilight" that was a
real crowd pleaser. Nearly 2000 copies were printed and most of them sold out. There are still a few available and they have become quite collectible since
DC Cooper (who produced the full-length Portals of Illusion), also produced this first recorded effort by Stronghold.
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